Liv Morgan narrowly escaped her match with Zelina Vega with her Women’s World Championship intact, thanks to inadvertent interference from Dominik Mysterio.

Late in the match, the heel found himself shoved to the floor by his father, Rey. Morgan defended him, taking the Hall of Famer out with a baseball slide.

Vega capitalized on the distraction, delivering a 619 and tornado DDT for a staggering near-fall.

Her refusal to use a steel chair introduced by Dom allowed Morgan to take advantage of the situation and deliver ObLIVion for the pinfall victory and successful title defense.

The creative played on Morgan’s victory over Becky Lynch, in which she also benefited from a steel-chair mishap courtesy of Dom. It was a clever way to book more of the same without settling into repetitiveness.

It also highlighted Vega as a legitimate contender for championship gold. Her screen time is nowhere near adequate for someone with the talent she has.

And it put more heat on Rey vs. Dom for later in the night, a legitimate main event rematch of their WrestleMania 39 clash, with ongoing storyline implications.

Another strong segment as Raw continues to fire on all cylinders.